Business Development Skills

In today's fast-paced, competitive business environment, we all need to communicate clearly and use our time productively. Even seasoned writers will find tips, tools, and ideas in this book that can improve the quality - and reduce the quantity - of email in the workplace. This book will help you write concise, clear emails that advance your business needs.

You’ve heard people use the term “emotional intelligence”, but what does that really mean? Is it really as important as experts claim? Is EQ really just as important as IQ in the workplace? Do you wish to increase your emotional intelligence to improve your leadership skills? Whether it’s deciding body language or identifying a behavioral communication style, you will equip yourself with the tools necessary for finding success in all areas of your life.

Want to conquer the stage, inspire your audience, and make your speeches unforgettable? Your journey to powerful public speaking starts now! Does the thought of speaking in front of an audience make you nervous? Have you struggled to keep your listeners engaged? Do you want to command attention and deliver impactful speeches with confidence? If so, you’re not alone. Public speaking is one of the most common fears—but with the right techniques, anyone can become a compelling speaker.

When we look back, we always remember those few amazing teachers that have made a positive impact in our lives. This book is written by a teacher who has impacted the lives of her students and has been termed the "favorite teacher" by many of her students. In this guide, you will learn how to become the best teacher you can be, impact the lives of students, and experience great fulfillment in your career of teaching. This book provides expert opinions, tips, and personal experiences on how to become a favorite teacher.

Why do we so often fail to connect when speaking with business colleagues, family members, or friends? Wouldn't you like to make yourself heard and understood in all of your relationships? Using vivid examples, easy-to-learn techniques, and practical exercises for becoming a better listener and making yourself heard and understood, Dale Carnegie will show you how it's done, even in difficult situations.

Margaret Wheatley proposes that citizens band together with their colleagues and friends to create the solutions for social change, both locally and globally, that are so badly needed. Such change will not come from governments or corporations but from the ageless process of thinking together in conversation. Turning to One Another encourages this process.

Every day you face dozens of important decisions - but have you heard everything you need to know to make the right choice? Kevin J. Murphy believes that listening is the most neglected managerial skill. In this powerful audio program he demonstrates what effective listening really means - and what it can do for you.

Based on real coaching experiences with professionals from over 30 countries, Find Your English Voice reveals why traditional language learning fails to address the deeper barriers to authentic communication—and what actually works.

No matter how many times you’ve struggled with emotional overwhelm or miscommunication, you can break the cycle and take control of your relationships. It all starts here!

Interviewing for a job is something that matters immensely. If you want to be able to interview the right way, you will need to understand the ins and outs of what to do—and, what not to do. There are all sorts of typical mistakes that you can make that will cause you huge problems in your interview if you happen to make them, and likewise, there are several best practices that we will outline step-by-step that you can easily apply. If you want to ensure that your career is on the right path, then you must make sure that you approach it the right way.

Reporting and personal testimonials have exposed racism in every institution in this country. But knowing that racism exists isn’t nearly enough. Social media posts about #BlackLivesMatter are nice, but how do you push leadership towards real anti-racist action? Diversity and inclusion strategist Y-Vonne Hutchinson helps tech giants, political leaders, and Fortune 500 companies speak more productively about racism and bias and turn talk into action

How to Wash a Chicken is not an audiobook about public speaking (or chickens); it’s a comprehensive playbook for business leaders and people on their way up to give the best presentations of their lives and embark on a circle of presentation success. With concrete suggestions, helpful tricks, and step-by-step guidance that’s applicable to all industries, Tim Calkins sets out to propel his listeners to create and deliver effective business presentations and pitches.

Editing is an invisible art where the very best work goes undetected. Editors strive to create books that are enlightening, seamless, and pleasurable to read, all while giving credit to the author. In What Editors Do, Peter Ginna gathers essays from 27 leading figures in book publishing about their work. Representing both large houses and small, and encompassing trade, textbook, academic, and children's publishing, the contributors make the case for why editing remains a vital function to writers - and readers - everywhere.

This self-help communication book can help you find and accept yourself. So much is coming from self-love that it is vital to mend this gap. Strikingly honest and personal, this thorough guide offers amazing self-transformation techniques. The author shares her experience of shedding years of conditioning and becoming a happier and more fulfilled individual. This inspiring book will help you do the same.

In this new program available exclusively on audio, Stephen Covey expands on the principles set forth in his best seller, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. In Living the 7 Habits, Covey provides valuable insights that will deepen our understanding of the habits and allow us to make them part of our daily lives.

In today's fast-paced world of meetings, messages, and multitasking, the space for meaningful human interaction is shrinking. Spark It! is a bold, timely guide that reframes facilitation not as a corporate skill or event-based role, but as an influential, everyday art—one that anyone can learn, practice, and master to transform how we live, lead, collaborate, and communicate.

What Is It Costing You Not to Listen? will encourage you to examine how you are listening. You’ll discover that not only are many of the problems in your life due to not listening effectively, but listening helps to solve most problems. Christine Miles is a longtime expert in educating individuals and organizations on how to listen in ways that transform how they lead, sell, influence, and succeed in every aspect of life. Following the steps of her breakthrough Listening Path™ will provide you with a critical key to your success—understanding.

In this uplifting and practical book, blogger, speaker, and business coach Jonathan Milligan gives you a simple four-step framework to rise above the noise and build a real business. He shows you how to believe, define, craft, and market your message so that you can fulfill your unique purpose in this life. With plenty of helpful assessment tools and proven strategies - including how to create seven perpetual income streams in 12 months from just one message - this is your go-to guide for living your dreams and impacting the world for good.

The Art & Science of Storytelling is a practical audiobook that will teach you how to tell better stories in conversations, business meetings, in leadership positions, and for brand building. The Information Age has ended, and the Storytelling Age has begun. Enter the new era with the utmost confidence.

When you speak, do people lean in? When they hear you, do others feel impressed, challenged, motivated or inspired? Through tested frameworks and instantly applicable techniques, How to Influence Anyone, Anywhere, Every Time shows you how to use your words and your body language to engage and persuade. With this handbook, you'll learn crucial communication skills for delivering with impact in any professional setting ? be it in the boardroom, your next sales meeting or interpersonal interactions. Master how to deliver your message with conviction, confidence and clarity.